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sharpton says gay marriage is not about religion, but civil rights. >> you cannot be for civil rights for african-americans, but not for gays and lesbians. >> reporter: but those against marriage equality say black ministers sold out. the group claims african-american pastors are supporting gay marriage for financial gain. >> to lead a society downhill for money is sinful and it's wrong. and that's what they're doing. it's all about money. >> reporter: maryland voters will ultimately decide. but the pastors who favor gay marriage say there are some ministers urging voters to stay home on election day and skip out on their right to vote in order to stay neutral. pastors say that would defeat what other black leaders achieved. >> don't travel on martin luther king, make sure you're concerned about everybody having the right, for the black community does not own the civil rights movement. >> reporter: both sides say their campaigns will continue until election day. >> we will go across this country, especially the swing states, and support candidates who stand for marriage between a man
sharpton says gay marriage is not about religion, but civil rights. >> you cannot be for civil rights for african-americans, but not for gays and lesbians. >> reporter: but those against marriage equality say black ministers sold out. the group claims african-american pastors are supporting gay marriage for financial gain. >> to lead a society downhill for money is sinful and it's wrong. and that's what they're doing. it's all about money. >> reporter: maryland voters...
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reverend al sharpton will be there. not all clergy are opposed to marriage equality, and they plan to highlight the part of the measure that allows churches and pastors to choose whether to marry a gay couple. voters will have the final say on same-sex marriage in november. >>> and three area county executives are doubling down on the other issue of maryland's ballot. isaiah leggett of montgomery county and ken ullman of howard county gathered to show their support for question 7. they say table games and a casino at national harbor would add thousands of jobs and $200 million for education and those who oppose it aren't concerned about maryland residents. >> make no mistake, this is about maryland versus west virginia. >> frankly, i didn't like the fact that an out of state interest is putting $5.5 million into a campaign to tell marylanders how they should vote. >> that out of state interest is penn national, which owns rosecroft race way as well as hollywood casino in virginia. the promises of new jobs and education
reverend al sharpton will be there. not all clergy are opposed to marriage equality, and they plan to highlight the part of the measure that allows churches and pastors to choose whether to marry a gay couple. voters will have the final say on same-sex marriage in november. >>> and three area county executives are doubling down on the other issue of maryland's ballot. isaiah leggett of montgomery county and ken ullman of howard county gathered to show their support for question 7. they...
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not caring that he wasn't called -- that he was constantly being called a racist by liberals and al sharpton and the clinton administration. look what it did. look what it did to new york. it transformed the city and saved -- because the policies were continued -- tens of thousands of black lives. >> sean: how about in terms of the political campaign? we now have -- i don't even really call them conservatives, but those that are out there suggesting romney is mismanaging the campaign. you've been an early -- you know, loud, vocal supporter, wanted romney, you got him. he picked a great vice presidential candidate. that's paul ryan. you see the polls. it's neck and neck. maybe a little different in some of the swing states. some people are writing the finger-pointing has begun among the inner elite republican circle as if election day's happened. >> don't worry. romney is going to win. the media is in war mode. that's why they're not talking about banghazi. all they're talking about racism. literally tonight because mitt romney gave a statement about healthcare in which he mentioned apartment
not caring that he wasn't called -- that he was constantly being called a racist by liberals and al sharpton and the clinton administration. look what it did. look what it did to new york. it transformed the city and saved -- because the policies were continued -- tens of thousands of black lives. >> sean: how about in terms of the political campaign? we now have -- i don't even really call them conservatives, but those that are out there suggesting romney is mismanaging the campaign....
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i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> can't wait for the debate. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. let me start with the big one, next week's first huge debate between barack obama and mitt romney. no matter what we say now trying to figure this thing out, it's impossible to know what it will feel like when these two men meet, shake hands, and take their positions. the studio where we do "hardball" in washington was the site of the second great debate between richard nixon and john f. kennedy. right before that debate the kennedy brothers arrived to discover something weird had happened. the temperature was meat locker level. so cold they couldn't believe it, and they knew why. kennedy's television adviser went racing to the basement and found nixon's guy standing watch on the thermostat. nixon had sweated in that first debate, and it cost him. this time the nixon people were intent on freezing the room so cold that nixon couldn't sweat at all. well, after a standoff in that basement in our headquarters and
i'm al sharpton, "hardball" starts right now. >>> can't wait for the debate. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in new york. let me start with the big one, next week's first huge debate between barack obama and mitt romney. no matter what we say now trying to figure this thing out, it's impossible to know what it will feel like when these two men meet, shake hands, and take their positions. the studio where we do...
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i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the tin man. let's play "hardball"! ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in sunny philadelphia. let me start tonight with this rare moment when you get to look behind the curtain. remember in "the wizard of oz" when we saw the man actually doing the talking? well, this is the week we heard from the real oz, mitt romney, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, we're told. but how can we ignore the real mitt when he says half the country he wants to run is filled with beggars, moochers, loafers, moochers, people who don't want to work, want the better off to give them breakfast in bed. he's the real willard who wants him to give him control of the country. and that's our topic tonight, the man behind the curtain who thinks compassionate conservative is yesterday's magic act and wants to crack down on the little people big time, at least that's the way he talks when he's fobbing for money down in tony boca raton. howard fineman is an msnbc correspondent. cynthia tucker is a syndicated columnist. first, brand ne
i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> the tin man. let's play "hardball"! ♪ >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in sunny philadelphia. let me start tonight with this rare moment when you get to look behind the curtain. remember in "the wizard of oz" when we saw the man actually doing the talking? well, this is the week we heard from the real oz, mitt romney, pay no attention to the man behind the curtain, we're told. but how can we...
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reason there were these giant crowds mobbing and cheering msnbc, cheering for chris matthews and al sharpton and everybody else at the msnbc set in downtown charlotte. i think people do love us, but people couldn't get into the president's gig so they came out to hang with us instead. and it made it very, very fun for everybody there from msnbc. the other practical consequence was there was not enough time at the indoor arena to get a zillion balloons hung from big nets in the roof of the arena. while mitt romney got big balloon drop like every convention does, president obama instead didn't get balloons, he got doused in confetti. thus raising the important political question of which is better. what is the best way to celebrate? honestly, i have to say for us here at msnbc, getting rid of the balloon drop is kind of a load off our minds. last election at the republican convention, you may recall that our beloved andrea mitchell was nearly lost for good, totally subsumed in a balloon avalanche that nearly carried her away. and we love andrea mitchell. this was scary. this year it was by nec
reason there were these giant crowds mobbing and cheering msnbc, cheering for chris matthews and al sharpton and everybody else at the msnbc set in downtown charlotte. i think people do love us, but people couldn't get into the president's gig so they came out to hang with us instead. and it made it very, very fun for everybody there from msnbc. the other practical consequence was there was not enough time at the indoor arena to get a zillion balloons hung from big nets in the roof of the...
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i'm al sharpton. msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national convention starts now. >>> there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. there's a united states of america. >> eight years after the keynote that launched his national career, four years after becoming the nation's first african-american nominee, tonight president barack obama accepts the nomination a second time. tonight the president makes his case for four more years. >> four more years. >> america needs four more years. >> tonight more from the first lady, vice president biden, caroline kennedy, the foo fighters? yes, the foo fighters. weather moved tonight indoors. but after a first night owned by michelle obama, after a second night owned by president clinton, expectations for the finale are sky high. msnbc's primetime coverage of the democratic national convention's final night begins right now. >>> thank you for joining us. i'm rachel maddow here at msnbc headquarters in new york. i'm
i'm al sharpton. msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national convention starts now. >>> there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. there's a united states of america. >> eight years after the keynote that launched his national career, four years after becoming the nation's first african-american nominee, tonight president barack obama accepts the nomination a second time. tonight the president makes his case for four more years....
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i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> romney wobbles. let's play "hardball." >>> let me start tonight with this. mitt romney, wobbler. day after day, wobbly massachusetts senator, scott brown and linda mcmann and george allen. and now nevada senator dean hower have gone wobbly, refuse to stand with mitt romney. the one who tells rich people the rest of the country is a bunch of loafers, free-load others, bums. last night any auto wobbler showed up, mitt romney himself. he suddenly declared he's changed his mind on the whole 47% business. that he's now proud of being the grandfather of obamacare, proud to say he's for same-sex couples having partner rights and no way he runs to run those 12 million immigrants out of the country. how scared is this candidate he's now turning tail on so much of what he has been standing for. is the man we caught behind the curtain suddenly afraid of the script he's been reading? is this the etch-a-sketch moment we were warned was coming, the moment of moral meltdown? i'm this afternoon, guys, this afternoon
i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> romney wobbles. let's play "hardball." >>> let me start tonight with this. mitt romney, wobbler. day after day, wobbly massachusetts senator, scott brown and linda mcmann and george allen. and now nevada senator dean hower have gone wobbly, refuse to stand with mitt romney. the one who tells rich people the rest of the country is a bunch of loafers, free-load others, bums. last night any auto wobbler showed...
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i'm al sharpton. msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national committee starts now. >>> four years ago a major party nominated an african-american presidential candidate for the first time in american history. now nearly four years into his first term, with the war in iraq over and the war in afghanistan still on, with osama bin laden dead, auto industry rescued, economy out of the freefall it was in but nowhere near where it needs to be, tonight the democratic party makes its case for four more years for president barack obama. an address tonight from the first lady. keynote tonight from a young fast-rising star who even republicans say could be the first latino president. the democrats make their case for young voters, latinos, for women, middle class. it starts tonight. msnbc's prime time coverage of the democratic national committee begins right now. ♪ >> thank you for joining us. i'm rachel maddow. here with me are ed schultz,al sharpton, steve shmitt. lawrence o'donnell will be joining
i'm al sharpton. msnbc's special coverage of the democratic national committee starts now. >>> four years ago a major party nominated an african-american presidential candidate for the first time in american history. now nearly four years into his first term, with the war in iraq over and the war in afghanistan still on, with osama bin laden dead, auto industry rescued, economy out of the freefall it was in but nowhere near where it needs to be, tonight the democratic party makes its...
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ref rand or a sharpton will join minimumsers to support same sex marriage in maryland. he will hold a news conference in washington today. maryland voters will decide whether or not to allow same sex marriage in maryland on election day. >>> it's purple friday. ravens are gearing up for the matchup with the patriots. sunday is when it is happening. last time these two met in the afc championship were thepatriots pled out last- minute win. it starts sunday at 8:20. now weather with lynette charles. >> good morning. manchester coming in at 57 degrees. dew point at 5 3. and dealing with dry air this morning. but plenty of blue skies right now. that will continue through the morning hours and we will see a few more clouds moving in as we go into the afternoon. but the big story is that we will stay dry today. so we will end the week on a dry note to maryland's most powerful radar. looking that way as of now. but we have changes in the forecast. but not in the hour by hour. lunchtime 75, dry warmer and 79 degrees by 3:00. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren co
ref rand or a sharpton will join minimumsers to support same sex marriage in maryland. he will hold a news conference in washington today. maryland voters will decide whether or not to allow same sex marriage in maryland on election day. >>> it's purple friday. ravens are gearing up for the matchup with the patriots. sunday is when it is happening. last time these two met in the afc championship were thepatriots pled out last- minute win. it starts sunday at 8:20. now weather with...
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african-american is one of al sharpton the minister is expected to show t today. voted to legalize .ame-sex marriage there's a referendum in november. on the weather. to begin on the beltway, as you head to the .area leading annandale 395 coming off of the beltway before the 14th street bridge, to see the pace moving better. 395 accident southbound i- duke street is gone. westbound 66, accident on the side. on 270, accident off.ed but then you get delays here on montgomery. it is a beautiful day. the sun glare is slowing us. >> the sunshine slowdown. clear.re beautiful. good to. warming up through the 50s and r 60s. a high ofp 80 degrees. we do have a chance of a thunderstorm late in the day saturday. d be strong. much cooler sunday. >> thank you. thank you for watching. we w president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: he keeps saying it... mitt romney: this president cannot tell that you're.. better off today than n when he took office. anncr: well... here's where we were in 2008... tv anncr: the worst financial collapse... since the g
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>> which led al sharpton to say at the time "i'm clean, i take baths." biden not only survived that, he became vice president. that's why we love him so much. >> he's genuine. >> let me ask both of you guys, how long is joe biden in the dog house over the same-sex marriage issue? because they'll say they -- inside the white house everybody says the president was angry, his staff people were kept out of meetings for a while. how long did that last and are there still bruised feelings over that? mark? >> no oval office likes to let the vice president drive the agenda. i think joe biden did him a favor. i think the timing worked out nicely for them. >> are there still bruised feelings there? >> there's a wariness, as will always has been, that joe biden can -- i've been taken by how separate the operations have been. the president does run his own shop. there's wariness but i don't think hard feelings. >> you get a sense though, john, that the staff has a deep distrust, the president's staff has a deep distrust for joe biden. >> the staff was more upset tha
>> which led al sharpton to say at the time "i'm clean, i take baths." biden not only survived that, he became vice president. that's why we love him so much. >> he's genuine. >> let me ask both of you guys, how long is joe biden in the dog house over the same-sex marriage issue? because they'll say they -- inside the white house everybody says the president was angry, his staff people were kept out of meetings for a while. how long did that last and are there still...
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. >> the reverend al sharpton and tom brokaw echoing what we hear everybody, it's all about mika, mike barnicle. spokesman for the boys and girls club of america, mr. denzel washington and president and ceo of boys and girls club of america, gentlemen, thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> absolutely. great to be here. >> denzel, mike barnicle wants to only talk about "the book of eli" and its place in cinema, but i'm going to give you a break from that and talk about the boys and girls club. i'm not sure a lot of people know your history with the boys and girls club growing up in mount vernon. why is this so important to you in >> i've been involved with the boys and girls club for 52 years. my mother took me down there when i was about 6 years old. and i loved it. i mean, it was a place not only just to play basketball or ping-pong or something, but just to learn -- i had great mentors. it was just a safe place. it was alace where they made you feel important. >> jim, i was in chicago early last week when the school strike started. and you open up the paper, and
. >> the reverend al sharpton and tom brokaw echoing what we hear everybody, it's all about mika, mike barnicle. spokesman for the boys and girls club of america, mr. denzel washington and president and ceo of boys and girls club of america, gentlemen, thank you for being with us this morning. >> thank you. >> absolutely. great to be here. >> denzel, mike barnicle wants to only talk about "the book of eli" and its place in cinema, but i'm going to give you a...